Octopus Series Wireless LAN Card
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INTRODUCTION
The
Octopus WLAN Card
is a wireless network client that complies with the IEEE 802.11b standard on
wireless LANs. The IEEE 802.11b standards compliance means this adapter gives you the flexibility to
connect it to any 802.11b network. The IEEE 802.11b Ethernet standard allows you to connect
computers and devices at speeds up to 11Mbps, dependent upon the distance between wireless adapters,
the configuration of your working environment, or the capabilities or limitations of your computer
systems.
This
Octopus WLAN Card
supports following WLAN features
：
Support for 54,48,36,24,18,12,9,and 6 Mbps OFDM,11 and 5.5Mbps CCK and legacy 2 and 1
Mbps data rates.
Center frequency channel selection (2.4 GHz)
Fully compliant with the IEEE 802.11g WLAN standards
Roaming over multiple channels.
Supports power save mode
64/128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption.
This
Octopus WLAN card
comes with software drivers for the most popular Microsoft Windows
operating systems and can be integrated into a larger network, running Windows XP, Windows 2000,
Windows ME, or Windows 98 in either Ad-Hoc mode or infrastructure mode. This manual provides a
quick introduction to wireless technology and its application as it relates to networking. Take a moment
to read through this manual and familiarize you with wireless technology. You should also give
yourself some time to become familiar with your new wireless network.
